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Norovirus outbreaks begin usually as a food- or waterborne disease but often continue because of the easy person-to-person transmission in a closed environment and low infectious dose (100 viral particles can be infectious) (CDC 2001a). 51.6.1 Basic Steps in Outbreak Investigations 51.6.1.1 The...
when massive population movement occurred and was expected to accelerate the spread of COVID-19.15No strong intervention was imposed during theChunyunperiod; the first announcement of human-to-human transmission and infections in health care workers was made on January 20. During this period, hospita...
The United Nations recently made a call to address the challenges of an estimated 300 million persons worldwide living with a rare disease through the collection, analysis, and dissemination of disaggregated data. Epidemiologic Information (EI) regarding prevalence and incidence data of rare diseases ...
LipView PDFSummary Atrial fibrillation (AF) is highly prevalent with a lifetime risk of about 1 in 3–5 individuals after the age of 45 years. Between 2010 and 2019, the global prevalence of AF has risen markedly from 33.5 million to 59 million individuals living with AF. Early detection ...
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This recent epidemiological trend is likely secondary to recent outbreaks of highly virulent respiratory pathogens (COVID-19, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), middle easy respiratory syndrome (MERS), H1N1 influenza) and the physiologic maternal adaptations of pregnancy that include changes to ...
Indeed, it has become so commonplace to say that stress increases inflammation that it is easy to lose track of what a remarkable thing this is. Consider the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) in which study participants are charged with giving a personally meaningful speech and doing mental ...
Construction plans should include measures to control mold and should be made in conjunction with the hospital’s infection prevention and control department, who can develop an infection control risk assessment (ICRA). ICRAs in this scenario focus on measures to control and minimize airborne dissemina...
For reasons that are becoming increasingly well understood, the case against overweight was not an easy one to make and a cogent, correct description of the role of obesity is still needed. Read full articleView PDF A Comprehensive Review: Epidemiological Strategies, Catheterization and Biomarkers ...